List of colonial governors of Maryland
The following is a list of the colonial governors of the Province of Maryland.
Maryland began as a proprietary colony of the Catholic Calvert family, the Lords Baltimore under a royal charter, and its first eight governors were appointed by them. When the Catholic King of England, James II, was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution, the Calverts lost their charter and Maryland became a royal colony. It was governed briefly by local Protestants before the arrival of the first of 12 governors appointed directly by the English crown. The royal charter was restored to the Calverts in 1715 and Governors were again appointed by the Calverts through the American Revolution.[1]
Colonial period
This list only includes legally appointed Governors, and excludes those who, during brief periods of rebellion, claimed themselves as Governors of the colony.
| Number | Name | Picture | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proprietary Governors | ||||
| 1 | The Hon. Leonard Calvert |  | 1634 | 1647 |
| 2 | Thomas Greene | 1647 | 1649 | |
| 3 | William Stone |  | 1649 | 1656 |
| 4 | Lieutenant-General Josias Fendall | 1657 | 1660 | |
| 5 | The Hon. Phillip Calvert | 1660 | 1660 | |
| 6 | Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore |  | 1661 | 1676 |
| 7 | Jesse Wharton | 1676 | 1676 | |
| 8 | Thomas Notley | 1676 | 1679 | |
| 9 | Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore | | 1679 | 1684 |
| 10 | Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore[2] |  | 1684 | 1688 |
| 11 | William Joseph | 1688 | 1689 | |
| Leaders of the Protestant Associators | ||||
| 1 | John Coode | 1689 | 1690 | |
| 2 | Nehemiah Blakiston | 1691 | 1692 | |
| Royal Governors | ||||
| 1 | Sir Lionel Copley | 1692 | 1693 | |
| 2 | Sir Thomas Lawrence | 1693 | 1694 | |
| 3 | Sir Edmund Andros |  | 1693 | 1693 |
| 4 | Colonel Nicholas Greenberry | 1693 | 1694 | |
| 5 | Sir Edmund Andros | | 1694 | 1694 |
| 6 | Sir Thomas Lawrence | 1694 | 1694 | |
| 7 | Francis Nicholson |  | 1694 | 1699 |
| 8 | Colonel Nathaniel Blakiston | 1699 | 1702 | |
| 9 | Thomas Tench | 1702 | 1704 | |
| 10 | Colonel John Seymour | 1704 | 1709 | |
| 11 | Major General Edward Lloyd | 1709 | 1714 | |
| 12 | John Hart | 1714 | 1715 | |
| Governors of Restored Proprietary Government | ||||
| 1 | John Hart | 1715 | 1720 | |
| 2 | Colonel Thomas Brooke, Jr. | 1720 | 1720 | |
| 3 | Captain Charles Calvert[3][4] |  | 1720 | 1727 |
| 4 | The Hon. Benedict Leonard Calvert |  | 1727 | 1731 |
| 5 | Samuel Ogle |  | 1731 | 1732 |
| 6 | Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore |  | 1732 | 1733 |
| 7 | Samuel Ogle |  | 1733 | 1742 |
| 8 | Sir Thomas Bladen | 1742 | 1746/47 | |
| 9 | Samuel Ogle | | 1746/47 | 1752 |
| 10 | Benjamin Tasker | 1752 | 1753 | |
| 11 | Horatio Sharpe |  | 1753 | 1769 |
| 12 | Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland |  | 1769 | 1776 |
See also
- List of Governors of Maryland
Notes
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^ While Benedict Leonard Calvert, son of the proprietor, was technically Governor from 1684–88, though he was only an infant at this time. The actual governance was done by the Governor's council.
^ Yentsch, Anne E, p.55, A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves: a Study in Historical Archaeology, Cambridge University Press (1994) Retrieved Jan 2010
^ Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene, p.306, Maryland: A History of Its People Retrieved August 3 2010
